No Bull? Bitcoin Recognized as ‘Apex Predator of Money’ With Shark Statue
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In brief A statue of a shark named “Bitcoinius Maximus” was unveiled last week. The art appeared at Bitcoin Alpha in Santa Monica. Bitcoin’s spirit has been portrayed through various animals. New York’s Charging Bull has boasted sharp horns near Wall Street for decades, but across the country, Bitcoin got its own mascot baring hundreds of razor-sharp teeth last week. At the Bitcoin Alpha “unconference” in Santa Monica, California, entrepreneurs unveiled an art piece recognizing Bitcoin’s spirit with a great white shark suspended in a glass box. The sculpture glowed under orange lights throughout the two-day gathering, serving as backdrop for dozens of private discussions. According to a museum-style placard, “The Apex Predator of Money” is named “Bitcoinius Maximus.” Bitcoin Alpha’s organizers are planning on making Bitcoinius the centerpiece of a pop-up installation called “Living with Bitcoin,” Ben Sigman told Decrypt. Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade, with plenty of empty storefronts, would be a natural place, he added. Sharks are one of the Earth’s oldest species, and their multi-million year track record reflects how Bitcoin could outlast assets like cash and gold, Sigman said. What’s more, some sharks must constantly swim to breathe, mirroring Bitcoin’s 24/7 uptime. “They’re cold, calculated, patient predators,” Sigman added. Throughout Bitcoin’s history, the asset’s fans have looked to the natural world for parallels. In 2013, for example, crypto entrepreneur Roger Ver—known as “Bitcoin Jesus”—helped popularize the honey badger as Bitcoin’s spirit animal through billboards in Santa Clara, California. Sigman said that he and Fred Krueger—who holds a Ph.D. in math and is a former prop trader with a penchant for Bitcoin ETFs—are proposing sharks as a symbol for Bitcoin, rather than declaring them as one. “That’s not how Bitcoin works,” Sigman explained. Originally, Sigman and Krueger were interested in a sculpture of a shark’s…
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